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Elections Across Europe Won't Hinder Bloc's Crypto Ambitions

France, Austria, Germany and other countries are expected to have elections soon, following this month's European Parliament contest.

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Policy

Here’s How EU Nations Are Preparing to Enforce MiCA

With MiCA stablecoin rules taking effect in June, CoinDesk reached out to regulators in all 27 EU member states to show where countries are at with implementation.

Europe is getting ready to enforce MiCA. (Danielle Rice/ Unsplash)

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Crypto Needs Cohesive Regulation – A Look at Europe’s MiCA

From the U.S. to South Asia, jurisdictions are creating a patchwork of crypto regulatory regimes, making international business harder. Europe, with its bloc-wide Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), is different.

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MiCA, EU’s Comprehensive New Crypto Regulation, Explained

The European Union is set to be the world’s first major jurisdiction with a tailored, comprehensive crypto law – promising legal certainty, compliance challenges and global implications.

The EU's MiCA law regulates crypto (Matthias Kulka/Getty Images)

Policy

EU Commission’s Digital Euro Bill Back on Track for June 28, Lead Official Says

The controversial central bank digital currency proposals had been removed from the EU executive’s agenda.

EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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EU Governments Friendly to Tough Bank-Capital Restrictions for Crypto

European Union governments appear to support new bank-capital standards, which could see unbacked crypto treated as the riskiest kind of asset for lenders to hold, according to an official leading talks on new legislation. CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Jack Schickler explains what this could mean for assets such as bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH).

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Bitcoin Slips Closer to $27K; Sen. Warren Calls for Shutdown of Crypto Funding for Fentanyl

CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie breaks down the major stories shaping the crypto industry on "CoinDesk Daily" as bitcoin (BTC) slips closer to $27,000, after a top U.S. Federal Reserve official said there is no compelling case to halt the central bank’s rate hike cycle. This comes as U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) argues for legislation to shut the rampant use of cryptocurrency in the Chinese fentanyl trade during a Wednesday Senate hearing. Separately, the European Union formally signed its landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation into law, taking the bloc closer to becoming the first major jurisdiction in the world with tailored rules for the sector.

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Meta Faces Record $1.3B Privacy Fine From E.U.

Facebook parent Meta Platforms was fined a record privacy penalty of $1.3 billion by European Union lawmakers for mishandling U.S. user information. "The Hash" panel discusses the fine and the potential use cases of Web3 for data privacy protection.

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Draft Text Reveals EU Crypto Tax Plans Include NFTs, Foreign Companies

The European Union plans to force crypto companies to give tax authorities details of their clients' holdings, even if they’re based outside the bloc or offering non-fungible tokens (NFTs), according to a draft bill released to CoinDesk under freedom of information laws. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments in global crypto regulation.

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ECB Mulls Decentralized Settlement for Wholesale Financial Markets

Euro regulators are looking again at their centralized settlement systems as they explore central bank digital currencies.

The ECB is exploring settlement that uses distributed ledger technology for financial markets (Ahmad Ardity/Pixabay)